For the Love of Tomatoes
Tomatoes are in abundance this time of year. From Heirlooms to those cute little colorful cherry tomatoes pictured above - I just can’t get enough! Believe it not, I didn’t really even like tomatoes until the last summer when I discovered Heirloom tomatoes at the farmer’s market. Oh have I been in the dark all these years!
Going Local Again: Liz’s Day 4
I started off the day with a bowl of oat groats topped with a little Ohio maple syrup and a pat of the butter my husband received during a work related visit to a farm in northwest Ohio last week. I had an apple for a snack and lunch was a lettuce salad with sliced boiled beets, red onions, olive oil, salt and shredded raw milk cheddar cheese.
For dinner I made the super-easy, raw tomato and pasta dish pictured above. I followed this recipe from the August issue of Domino Magazine fairly closely. First, I used the food processor to mix up a couple of tablespoons of a very basic pesto using fresh basil from my friend Tyler’s garden, olive oil, salt, a tiny bit of local cheese. I then mixed this in a bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper and halved little colorful tomatoes that I bought at the farmer’s market in Whole Foods parking lot tonight. I covered it and let it marinate in the fridgefor about 45 minutes. I cooked up the Amish Naturals pasta I found at the co-op, then topped it with the tomato mixture and shredded local cheese. The dish tasted really fresh and was bursting with flavor, if you like tomatoes you must try it!
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